Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 4: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products from Selected Countries and Areas: (Census Basis) Quantity in metric tons/ value in thousands of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding April 2004 April 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 8,382,796 4,531,170 7,532,144 3,619,953 North America 2,928,514 1,678,802 2,532,064 1,260,526 Canada 1,716,195 1,104,117 1,567,608 891,221 Mexico 1,212,319 574,685 964,456 369,305 European Union (25) 1,579,418 1,091,109 1,308,921 860,306 Western Europe 1,817,661 1,196,219 1,515,591 918,419 Euro Area 1,070,504 734,930 919,019 592,053 European Union (15) 1,302,284 974,204 1,140,975 789,480 Austria 57,322 56,423 52,197 44,019 Belgium 106,944 63,946 54,568 38,092 Finland 27,802 15,271 26,767 12,367 France 182,934 137,363 151,228 112,650 Germany 403,319 248,547 318,382 212,592 Italy 91,409 86,083 97,672 67,304 Netherlands 63,477 28,166 84,619 31,286 Spain 76,531 67,172 88,653 49,457 Sweden 54,869 92,539 61,253 86,509 United Kingdom 171,697 141,625 143,208 100,919 Other EU 65,980 37,069 62,429 34,286 European Free Trade Association 9,129 11,909 7,875 9,361 Norway 5,285 2,758 4,481 2,557 Switzerland 3,844 9,151 3,394 6,804 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 502,959 205,343 363,611 115,727 Other Western Europe 3,289 4,762 3,130 3,851 Eastern Europe/FSR 706,090 273,273 524,325 177,012 Poland 43,724 18,042 36,281 14,316 Former Soviet Republics 383,748 151,384 198,394 61,315 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 61,718 31,772 44,962 15,008 Russia 204,164 73,391 124,329 34,995 Other FSR 117,865 46,221 29,103 11,312 Other EE 278,618 103,847 289,650 101,381 Pacific Rim Countries 1,396,398 773,482 1,285,478 665,084 Australia 213,973 60,179 209,900 57,782 China 219,634 116,635 208,413 88,960 Indonesia 12,588 5,880 19,860 9,341 Japan 410,532 288,053 335,627 260,770 Korea 406,923 189,943 399,701 172,269 Taiwan 76,622 91,037 64,879 61,341 Other Pacific Rim 56,124 21,755 47,097 14,620 South/Central America 1,181,392 406,264 1,058,910 333,503 Argentina 58,660 25,965 183,722 60,924 Brazil 804,895 252,571 660,786 196,297 Colombia 22,612 16,942 17,037 8,960 Venezuela 118,633 46,382 87,820 31,278 Other S/C A 176,593 64,403 109,544 36,045 Other Countries 352,741 203,131 615,776 265,409 India 167,807 120,358 204,262 115,180 South Africa 63,491 29,721 166,710 57,731 Other 121,442 53,053 244,804 92,497 NOTE: See the cover report specifically explaining the current month's preliminary steel imports trade data or www.census.gov/foreign-trade/Press-Release/steel_index.html. CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary May 2004 (CB-04-100)